On The Blue Couch Podcast - Episodes

With March of 2021 coming and going, Dwight Hurst and I reflect and make some meaning of what this wild year has been for us and the world around us.

Hilary Marshall, LMT and Watsu practitioner, Hilary shares a great deal about the Watsu experience and what clients can experience during a session. Watsu can promote physical, emotional and psychological healing.

Michael Brightwood discusses the science, healing framework and practice of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. With extensive study and practice in psychology, healing arts and craniosacral therapy, Michael brings his decades of experience to this discussion.

We continue our conversation about addiction, intervention, recovery during a pandemic. In part 3 of this series on addiction, we focus on recovery during this time. Arthur Westinghouse CIP, CADC, with Westinghouse Intervention and Family Coaching, shares past and more recent personal and professional experiences so that we can all better understand the long-term recovery path.

In this podcast episode we continue the conversation on addiction and focuses on relapse prevention during a pandemic. Arthur Westinghouse CIP, CADC shares his personal and professional experience.

Conversation with an interventionist. How to think about intervention and recovery while social distancing.

Learn about buffers anxiety and a meditation for calm.

Kathleen R. Brennan, LCPC  In Episode 32, I share a few thoughts about bringing in and accepting all of our inner world. I share The Guest House by Rumi.

Evan Center, LCPC shares her perspectives on engaging your passions.

Learn about trauma thru the tv show- The Walking Dead.

Learn about the different types of trauma and effective treatment.

Discover The Daring Way through the experience of a Certified Facilitator.

People do the best they can to get through life. Coping is one of the main ways people deal with the smaller and bigger things in life. We discuss unhealthy and healthy coping and moving into recovery.

Meditation for being able to not only tolerate, but embrace change.

An interview with a psychologist specializing in gaming addictions.

Guided meditation. Observing, noticing and fully participating in this moment.

After trauma happens, people can have a range of trauma-related reactions. For survivors and people who care about them, listen to some of the things that can promote and support healing.

Kathleen R. Brennan, LCPC. Caring for others has its own set of challenges and impacts. Caregivers need caring, too. Hear R. Scott Boots share his personal caregiving experiences and current issues facing caregivers and our healthcare system. 

Discover 5 books to add to your reading list that can cultivate undertanding around mindfulness and healing

Guided meditation for usisng your own energy awaken into consciousness and presence.

Find out some of the steps in finding your therapist.

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Guided meditation focusing on encountering the unknown.

Learn about what an intervention can look like through the experience of an intervention specialist.

Participate in this short guided meditation, get centered and move on in your day.

Discusses what it truly means to listen and 5 things you can start doing today to become a more intentional listener.

Discover EMDR Therapy through a conversation with D. Michael Coy.

Discover 3 Apps for Mindfulness and Meditation

Discover meditation from a teacher of meditation.

Learn about trauma in the context of The Walking Dead. Spoiler alert.

Learn about trauma, post-traumatic stress and effective therapies.

Resolutions, goals, intentions can be made at any time. Identifying the specific goal, creating a plan and then following through are possible.

This holiday season, create more self awareness, do what makes you happy and engage the season in a meaningful way.

Kerry Maiorca, founder and director of Bloom Yoga Studio, shares her insights and passion for all things yoga, mindfulness and meditation.

Providing information on mindfulness and meditation concepts.

A follow up to Stress it Down!, you will walk through building your own knowing about your stress with doing something about it.

In this podcast, learn about stress and how it relates to your own life. Bring down your own stress.

Finding the right therapist can be done! This podcast will take you through steps to make this search experience more informed and seamless. 

Therapist providing you with info and interviews on mind, body, health.